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Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-04


tcrmine the action Of the organs more
clearly and accurately than is possible by
other methods. Such photographs may
prove Of great value in showing changes
effected by drugs, as well as in their
physiological teachings.
The glaciers Of the Alps have been
found by Forcl to change in size quite
regularly--a period Of growth Of fifteen
to thirty years being followed by CORE
spending period Of diminution. The in
crease seems to coincide with periods Of
cold and wet years, and the decrease with
periods Of warm and dry seasons. Since
1875 the glaciers have been growing.
"A curious export Of New Zealand IS a
peculiar fungus which grows on the trees
in some sections, and whichis sold only
in China, where the demand is rapidly
increasing Its uses do not seem to be
well understood, but English officials
have reported that it is employed as a
blood purifying medicine, as food in
soups, anu as uyc.
A common cause Of blindness is opac-
ity of the cornea, to overcome which
various means have been tried. The
| new plan of circular cauterization of the
cornca with an electrically heated wirc
is reported to be proving very success
full in France, where, in one Case, Is
months Of this treatment restored vision
to eyes which had been sightless for IA
years.
Attention has been called to the singu-
lar fact that European residents Of tho
| ports Of China and Japan are peculiarly
liable to death from aneurism
broadening and bursting Of an artery
which is probably not SO prevalent in
any other communities in the world.
During a period of seven years this
disease is said to have ranked fourth
among the causes Of death in Yoko-
hama.
An inventor at Shanghai, ChiEa, has
contrived an electric sword, which,
when the point touches the party at
tackled, sends powerful shock through
him, and if not Immediately killing, will
| al. least put him hors de combat. The !
sword is an ordinary military sabre, but
along its whole length is let in a fine
/ platinum wire, which ends at thepoint
of the weapon. A small but very pow
erful storage battery is carried strapped
ABOUT the waist, much the same as a
cartridge-box. Insulated wires connect
this battery with the sword, and by
/ pressing button the holder can COM
ple'e the circuit ct pleasure.
The best examples of the eagrc or
bore, the phenomenon in which the tide
moves in all at once, are said to be fur
nished by the mouths of the rivers Anna
zon, Hoogly and Tsientang. In the case
of the last mentioned river, in China, the
wave plunges on like an advancing cata-
ract, four or five miles in breadth and
thirty feet high, and thus passes up the
stream to a distance of eighty miles at the
rate of twenty five miles an hour. The
change from ebb to food tide is almost
instantaneous. In the Amazon the whole
tide passes up the stream in five or six
waves, following one another in rapid
succession, and each twelve to fifteen feet
hi0h
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-04


rob, not At aIlr' INTERCEPTED Mrs
Clayfsh.
fBut Mr. Ponsonby's mother is yer.
i'll, > added the president Of the Socia
Circle for the Elevation Of Women; s.
Of course / could not receive company
And knew you would be 50 glad t
welcome Lord Earnest Elberon, ana Il
answer Mrs. Edgeworth's inquiries on tn
subject Of French Amelioration. /"
'Eh2" said Mrs. Crayfish.
'sWhere are they n asked Mrs. Pom
sonby, looking around her.
"Where are who ~ gasped Mrs: Cray
fish.
lord Ernest, to-be surei' said Mrs
Ponsonby, land Mrs. Edgeworthl'
Mrs. Crayfsh gave little shrek 9
dismay as the full truth broke in upoI
her mind. She seized Mrs. Ponsonby'
arm, as drowning woman might gras
at straw.
81 will tell you where they arcl' sail
she, with the stony calmness of despair
II pushed Lord Ernest down stairs be
fore me, and set him to pulling the kitch
en- range to pieces. And Mrs. Edge
worth is at this moment sitting up stair
in probably the dirtiest and most untid
bedroom in Philadelphia. =
Itwas some time before Mrs. Ponsonb
could be brought to quite understand tn
position of affairs. But when she did
she was even more pcrturbed than Mrs
Crayfish had been.
Let us 60 up stairs--I mean dow
stairs at oncel'' she cried. ssOh, hoY
could any one possibly have made such
blunderg Oh, what will Lord Ernes
think2 And what sort Of account Of u
will Mrs. Edgeworth put into her hus
bands Chicago newspaperx'
Lord Ernest Elberon, sitting on TIL
edge Of the wash-trays, was meditativel
watching the operations Of the plumber
when they came down.
He wanted to fight me at first, oh
served the sprig Of English aristocracy
But he was quite peaceable when / con
WINGED him that / did not come from a
opposition establishment; and really b
seems quite an ingenious sort of fellow
And there is more complication in one 0
those baking and roasting concerns thai
had any idea Of. Pray, ladies, max
no apologies. It was tho most natura
mistake in the world. And assure yo1
regard it as capital joke
Mrs. Edgeworth Of Chicago, however
was not so placable.
They found her sitting in the middl
Of Mrs. Crayfish's rather disorganize,
bedroom, with face like that of tn
Sphinx; and nothing but an introduc
tion to Lord Ernest Elberon pacified he
in the least degree.
Mrs. Ponsonby carried off the Who'll
party, Mrs. Crayfsh included, in he
coupe, to lunch at Damorette's.
And when the luckless housekeepe
reached home again, the plumber wa
gone, Aunt Pamela had arrived, and ha,
Strengthened up everything, GOO
dinner smoked on the board, and MI
Crayfish welcomed her with a broa,
smile.
cts all right, Garry, he said 'sB!u
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-04

plumbers memory said Mr. Crayhsh,
good humoredly. "Don't fret, Carry
It will be all right. :
II wish you would not call me Garry,
when my name is Cardinals said Mrs.
Crayfish.
Just at noon the door-bell rang.
.sWho is itap shrieked Mrs. Crayfsh
to the little Crayfshes, who were stretch
ing their necks out Of the front window.
.sIt's q young man, with q black
leather bag, NAL" shouted back the
youthful scions of the race.
'That everlasting pumberp said Mrs.
Crayfsh.
ssTll teach him!''
And with her kitchen apron swallow
ing her in its sombre folds, and her hair
all bristling in porcupine papers. Mrs.
Crayfsh hurried to the door.
.sDo / address Mrs. Leandcr Cray
fish," began the young man.
81 should rather think you did" said
Mrs. Crayfsh, tartly. "And if this is
the way you intend to transact business.
want nothing more to do with your
II am very sorroy, ma'am, but
81 dare sayr' CURLY interrupted
Mrs. Crayfsh. "But don't want to
listen to any excuses. Be so very good,
if you please, as to como down stairs at
once and get to work, without further
loss of time"
And she led the way down to the
kitchen, talking volubly as she went.
But before she could explain the man
fold shortcomings of the delinquent
range, the door-bell sounded fer the
second time, loud and long, and Mrs.
Crayfsh was obliged to hurry up stairs
once more.
This time it was an old lady, stout and
red-faced, with puffs Of gray hair on
either side of her face, and her portly
figure shrouded in 4 waterproof cloak.
"Aunt Pamela, as true as / liyel" cried
Mrs. Crayfsh, who never had met her
husbands aunt. 81 declare if you are
not just in timel Ny cook has gone and
my washerWoman hasn't come, and do
believe that Providence has sent you to
me. If you don't mind Ill give you a
cup of tea and set you ritgh to work
picking the chickens for dinner. Yes, /
know the house looks forlorn, !" as the
lady glanced obviously around, '9but it's
blue Monday and everything is in . tan
gle. This is my room; yours is all drip
ping, from the leaky roof. My bed isn't
made, and the dear children's clothes are
all over the floor; but youth excuse all
deficiencies, Aunt Pamela, until Leander
comes back. Good graclousl if there
isn't the bell againl / do believe it IS
bewitched to-day! But you will take off
your things, and presently I'll bring you
up one Of my big bingham aprons, and
tell you what is to be done first"
Down she hustled to the door for the
third time. A grimy-faced parsonage
stood there in an attitude Of utter indif-
ference.
.'Who are gou'" said Mrs. Crayfish.
'Plummer's man. mum. Mr. Crayfish,
he
''But why didn't you come when the
other young man dida' irritably de-
fnanded the lady.
Amt no other young man, num-"
a.Yns there "a. fnop, said Mrs GRAY.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-04

Polish is easily added ifthe foundations
arc strong; but no amour, Of gliding vii
be of use if your timber i not sound.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-04

If ever a blue Monday dawned upon
the terrestrial ball, it was this thirteenth
day Of September. Is.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18
A Short History OF Natural Gas.

The earliest use of natural gas on rec
ord is in China, where for centuries it
has been conveyed through hollow BAN
boos from assures in salt mines to the
surface for burning purposes. Near the
Caspian Sea, in Asia, there are also places
where natural gas is seen to exude from
the earth, and similar phenomenon is to
be seen in the Szalatua salt mine in Hun
gary. Natural gas was first discovered
in this country in the neighb9rhOod Of
Fredonia, Chautauqua county, ". Y,
early in the century. Here il was first
put to use by some enterprising citizensin
the year 1921. A small we'll was
bored in the village to the depth of
twenty-seyen feet, and the gas was
conducted through pipes TO the
houses, where il was used for illumin-
ating purposes alone. Il is said that in
1924, on the occasion Of I.a'ayette's visit,
the village was illuminated with natural
gas. This we'll, which was drilled in
1850 to the depth Of only seventy feet, con
tinued to supply the village with illum.
mating gas until the year 1853. II is
noteworthy fact that although this in
teresting discovery was widely known il
did not lead to any further experiments,
either in the neighborhOod or in other
places, till fully twenty years after 1921
In the early part Of the present century
it was found that the wells which were
bored for salt in the Kanawha Valley
yielded large quantities OF gas. In ls4l
this gas was first used as fuel for boiling
the brines obtained from the wells.
Nearly all the wells drilled for the pur.
pose Of obtaining petroleum afforded
natural gas in abundance; ii was, in fact,
a considerable Inconvenience to those en-.
gagged in sinking the wells, and often
source Of serious danger. In 1865 well
which was sunk for petroleum at West
Bloomfield, n. Y, struck a flow
Of natural gas An effort was made
to utilize this. and II was carried
in a wooden main 10 the city Of
Rochester, a distance Of twenty-four
miles, in 1870, for the purpose Of illum.
mating the city, but the experiment
was failure. So, though IL was obvious
that this gaseous product constituted an
inexhaustible supply Of excellent fuel, no
attempt was made 20 put il 10 use in man.
ufaeture until during the past decade.
In 1873, well in Armstrong County,
Pennsylvania, was 50 arranged that the
gas could be separated from the water
with which il was discharged, and con.
veyed through pipes to several mills in
that vicinity, where II was used In the
manufacture Of bar iron. From that time
TO the present day the use Of natural
gas has increased very rapidly. II
estimated that the gas used in 1885 for
heating and Illuminating purposes was
equivalent 10 3,l3l, 900 tons Of coal,
having a value Of 1851, 900. The con.
sumption Of gas during the last calendar
year very much exceeded this quantity:
the total value estimated on the basis 81
the coal which il has displaced, proba.
bly, amounted to more than sG, O6O, 900.
Inter DduH,
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

w .
y The Tyrians excelled as dyers in purple
1000 B. g.
The organ was invented by one Ctcsi-
bus, barber Of Alexandria, about 100
BIC.
Greece, the oldest Of the classical ma
tions, is about half the size Of Pennsyl-
vania.
Professor Hughes says asilk ribbon is
better lightning conductor than me-
tallic rod.
Yesuvius reposed for 1,492 years, till
; 1881, but since then destructive erup-
tions have been frequent.
The Cathedral Of Rheims, the earliest
example of Gothic architecture, was
built A. d. $40, by Romauldus, aud re-
built in 1880.
An aged citizen Of Camden, Me-, tells
of the time when salmon were so plenti-
full and so little esteemed that an ap-
prentice at any trade had to sign arti-
Giles binding him to eat salmon twice a
week, and thought it one Of the most
disagreeable parts of the contract.
The Japanese are extremely supersti-
tious, and have 'innumeable signs and
tokens by which to regulate their cou-
duct and beliefs. At marriage cere-
mony neither bride NOR bridegroom wears
any clothing of purple color, lest their
marriage tie be soon loosed, as purple is
the color most liable to fade. 80,
The word "sarcophagus" means lit
orally flesheater, and was applied to cof-
fins from the peculiar kind of stone Of
which the ancient Roman coffins were
made. The stone is supposed TO have
been a species of limestone, and it is
claimed had the property necessary en-
tirely to consume a body, with the ex.
ception of the teeth, in forty days;
hence the name.
A eats eyes are a very good clock. All
through the darkest hours the pupils are
widely dilated to large round opening.
Toward morning they contract to an
oval shape, and as the day progresses the
black ovals become narrower and mar.
rover, until at noon they are only thin
upright Sits. In the afternoon they
gradually distend, and the oval widens,
until night brings the perfect circle
again.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18
Cheap Clothing.

Clothing has never before been so ehear
as IL Is in this country at present. A com.
plete suit, coat, vest and trousers, stylish
ly cut, neatly made and Of materials
which look well, whether they will wear
well or not. may be purchased for 81,
and some advertisers offer them for half
dollar less. To argue that the goods are
not Of the finest quality is absurd: for
what can you expect for 81. These
cheap suits are made up. not In slopshops
or the top rooms Of tenement houses, rs
the reader might suppose, but in the
country. The farmers wives and tlaugh.
tiers Of New jersey and Long Island turn
them out at 70 much q dozen during the
winter months, and are now ready TO
welcome the summer boarders who wear
them. --Nep York World.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18

Feed the young chicks early, late, and
often.
There are few plants that start from
seed as readily AZ lilass.
A farmers wife whose hens have paid
well calls poultry the woman's friend.
Foremost among birds that never do us
any harm are the wren and bluebird, &C
eording to fruit grower.
Oats and peas sowed together, and fed
e. soon - the crop is high enough to cut,
d convenient feed for COW or two on
farm.
When fungus appears on roses, carna.
tons or other sodden plants sulphur ex.
posed 10 the hot sun Is among the best
remedies.
Remember that sheep are close grazers
and ought not be turned on backward
pastures or on fields not well covered
with grass.
Lampblack mixed with strong vinegar
will mark the sheep 30 that twill remain
ayear, and will not injure the wool a. do
tar and paint.
Wire netting, two-inch mesh, IL said
pow TO be cheaper than boards for
fencing poultry. and more easily ar
ranged with less labor.
When brood SOW proves q good and
careful mother keep her, and do not dis.
card her for lighter and younger one,
because the old u large and heavy.
Lettuce seed should be sowed on a
6nely-prepared bed, made rich, and the
largest plants used Is they grow, which
win avoid the necessity Of transplant.
Ing.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
no FARM AND GARDEN.
Missed Seeding of Grain.

II often happens that strips of land
through grain fields are accidentally left
unseeded, and the mistake is not discov-
cred until the grain is up. In most cases
little is gained by trying to seed after the
main crop is above the surface, especially
with spring grain, which natures so
quickly after sowing. The entire width
OF drill for short space will at harvest
time scarcely be noticed, as the grain on
either side will spread so that the tops
nearly cover the vacant space. Usually
u the stoppage has been from the grain
giving out, some tubes will run most of
the way across the field, and these will
help ill up, often suggesting that far less
seed is required for a good crop than is
generally supposed. A failure Of grass or
clover seeding is really worse evil than
the loss Of strip of grain, and if there
are many bad faults in the grass seeding
it We're better to pillow all up and try It
again. For where clover and grass fail
to catch the vacancies will certainly be
filled with weeds.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18
The Pace AZ The Window.

Here Is an item for the lovers Of the
marvellous: IA young woman not long
ago was married to q soldier stationed AZ
Fort Union, New Mexico. After the
marriage he returned to his post and she
resumed her duties as a domestic In d
Denver family. A few nights ago, while
sitting in the kitchen, she heard several
distinct raps upon the window. Look.
ing up she saw the face Of her husband.
She ran TO the door, opened Il, and, call.
ing, found no one on the outside. Then
she tainted. Soon after she received a
telegram saying that her husband had
died at Union just about the hour when
she saw bis face At The window
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18
DoubIy Left.

Once, doubly IN love, wayered between
The two sweetest girls that know,
And only these faults In the pair could be
sesn.
A little TOO lively and quick was Pauline,
While Jane was q little too slow.
But alasi their behavior no harmony kett,
When begged them, BY turns, 20 10 mine.
IN spite of the war that | pleaded and wept,
Pauline was rnfeelingly slow 70 ACCEPT
Jane cruelty quick 70 decline =
-TylBas,
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18
Ahov. Al, otb.r aarth,v ,,,s.

Above all other earthly Ills,
lhate the big, old-fashioned pillai
By slow degrees they downward wend,
And often pause, or upward tend;
With such discomfort are they fraughL
Ihcir good effects amount TO naughk.
Now, DIR. Pierce prepares q pill
That Just exactly nils the bill
A Pellet, rather, that Ia all
A Pleasant Purgative, and small;
just try them as you feel their need,
You'll find that Ispeak truth, indeed.
Cincinnati has subscribed SO0, 900 for the eel
,bration Of her centennial IN 1893.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18
The French people win erect next year
bronze statue Of Mirabeau at Le Bignon.

OLD pill boxes are spread over the land by
the thousands after having been emptied by
suffering humanity. What q mass OF sicken-
20 contend with. Too much strong medicine.
Prickly Ash Bitters is rapidly and surely taxi
ing the place Of all this class Of drugs, and Is
condition Of the liver, kidneys, stomach and
bowels. - w. Am i
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18

That DIR. Harter's Iron Tonic 4, cooling to the
blood, controls excessive perspiration, and
will safely tide you over that period charac-
terized by headache, faintin9 spells, exhaustive
spasmmodio affections, and VIII give strength
and new life 10 the entire system.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18

II 10 said that lady's standing in society can
easily be determined by her dress at the break
fast-table; an expensive, snowy costume indi-
proprieties. But no one need be afraid OF being
called .shoddyn II her loneliness Is as apparent
by daylight as at the hops. Perfect beauty Is
never the attendant OF disease; above all, Of
those diseases peculiar TO women, and which
find ready cure In DIR. Pierce's "Fayorite Pre-
scription." Price reduced TO one dollar. BY
druggists.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18

On account Of their inability to digest food,
viii find most marvellous food and remedy in
scoTT's EMULSION Of Pure Cod Liver OIL with
Hypophosphites. Very palatable and easily
digested. Or. s. w. COHEN, Of Waco, Texas,
says: 1T have used your Emulsion in lnfan-
,s wasslng WIN COCA results ~ nos on,y
increases the appetite. ! am glad 70 use such
d reliable article.n
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18

DR. wALTos's CURE FOR PILES Is guaran.
teed TO cure the worst case Of piles Price q
cents. At druggists, or mailed stamps taken
by the
WALTON REMEDY TO-, CLEyxLAsp, O.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18
People Who Travel

Change Of climate or water very often affect
the bowels seriously. IL on the first symptoms
OF any disturbance you would take DIR. Biggers'
Huckleberry Cordial much suffering might be
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18
Central University,

RICHMOND, Nv. Nsrt ssssios opsn, ssp.,..'sT
Full FseuitS, thutoaxh instractlon hssthy o~stlo~
mgdsfats sEgsnse, fof ipformstion sad Ossslasas
sppg v Il II. Hasten, %. o.. ChsneslleF.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18
A ThouxhtfuI Horse.

This 10 narkably pleasing horse. story
comes from Inyo, Cal: A load Of hay was
put In 3 yard near stable. A horse was
loose In the yard, two otheb being tied
IN the stable, the door Of which was open.
After eating few bites Of the hay the
loose horse appeared TO remember tina.
his companions were declared from the
feast lie toDk large mouthfuls, carried
Il into the stable, aud placed Il before
the other horses. --Nee YorL Sun.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18

3 months treatment for 5Oc. Piso's Remedy
for catarrh. Sold by Druggists.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18

RLx RoBsrEs. Runvn r. o.. Oclsnbfa o.
Pa. says: MY daughter bad cafauh who's
sssss casarrh Remsdy adysrtissd, ana pro-
cured bottle for Der, and soon saw that u
helped her; q third bottle effected pcrma.
nent cure. She Il DOW eighteen jean old and
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18
Dyspepsia

Makes many lives miserable and oftsn leads % ssif
destruction. Distress after eating. Eck headache
heartburn. sour stomach. mental depression. ste,
are caused BY this ycry common and Increasing dis
ease. Holds sarsapartila tones the stDmach creates
W. appe.te promotes healthy Digestion. relieves
obstinate cases o. dyspepsia.
-, u have been troubled with dyspepsiA had but
did me- little good. In an hour after eating would
sxperience fsintnees or tired. all gone feeling
good. " gave ms an appetite, and my food relished
and SATISFIED the craving had previously expen
feeling. "a. A. PAsE. Wassrtown, hasA
Hoods SarsaparllIa
sold ~ Al drIssists q siI fcr IS Prsps-.d only
NC L HOOD = CO., Apothccazies Lowell MAs&
100 Doses One Dollar
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18

The sv number Of religious scots in England
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18

Daughters. Wives and Methers.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18

The owner Of false weights is like the Arab
he silently steals a weigh.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18

What appear 70 becslamitiss are often
The sources Of fortune.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-18

In Germany the law forbids the sale of TO
bacco to youths under 10 years of age.